ScrapHappy October

Welcome once again to ScrapHappy Day!

It’s the day my friend Gun in Sweden and I host ScrapHappy, a day for showing something made from scraps.

In addition to my recent scrappy posts here, here and here, I’ve been working on a small project for my lovely SIL (Hi, H!). She’s the one I’m making the Tyger quilt for, and I though it would be fun to assemble a load of scrappy loveliness to make her the TV remote holder she’s asked for in colours to match her eventual quilt. Nothing like a matching set! She’s already warned me that BIL will want his own (competing, naturally) quilt in due course…

Here’s where I’ve got to so far. The idea is that this is a long strip which drapes over the chair/sofa arm, tucks in along the seat and the other end, on the outside, contains pockets for the remote controls. In her case, there are three. Total length still to be established, but I have pocket sizes worked out, and these will go on the end nearest the viewer in the above photo. I’ll  use a dark colour to counterbalance the fairly pale overall effect at this end. If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you’ll recognise a lot of those scraps. I think the oldest ones there are from another ‘supporter’s quilt’ I made 8 years ago, called Go the Pies. I really do hang onto my scraps… It will be sandwiched, backed, quilted and bound, and then she can have it as a ‘deposit’ on her quilt, which is next in line after I finish Hopscotch.

ScrapHappy is open to anyone using up scraps of anything – no new materials. It can be a quilt block, pincushion, bag or hat, socks or a sculpture. Anything made of genuine scraps is eligible. If your scrap collection is out of control and you’d like to turn them into something beautiful or useful instead of leaving them to collect dust in the cupboard, why not join us on the 15th of each month? Either email me at the address on my Contact Me page, or leave a comment below. You can also contact Gun via her blog to join. We welcome new members. You don’t have to worry about making a long term commitment or even join in every month, just let either of us know a day or so in advance if you’re new and you’ll have something to show, so we can add your link. Regular contributors will receive an email reminder three days before the event.

Here are the links for everyone who joins ScrapHappy from time to time (they may not post every time, but their blogs are still worth looking at).

Today we are also welcoming Esther to the group. She is a wonderfully talented quilter and makes the most beautiful pieces, so her blog is really worth a visit.

Kate, Gun, Eva, Sue, Lynn, Lynda,
Birthe, Turid, Susan, Cathy,  Tracy, Jill,
Claire, Jan, Moira, Sandra, Chris, Alys,
Claire, Jean, Jon, Dawn, Jule, Gwen,
Bekki, Sunny, Kjerstin, Sue L, Vera,
Nanette, Ann, Dawn 2, Bear, Carol,
Preeti, Edith, Debbierose and Esther

See you next time for more scrappy loveliness.